Belmont Historical Society Presents Gerry Wright as Frederick Law Olmstead: Passages in the Life of an Unpractical Man.
Wright researched, wrote, and produced this one-man show honoring Olmsted’s life and work and providing insights into his passionate vision. Olmsted (1822–1903) had a multi-faceted career as a journalist and critic of slavery; as an appointee of Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War; and as the landscape architect for Boston’s Emerald Necklace, New York City’s Central Park, and the U.S. Capitol grounds among many other treasures. Olmstead was a key pioneer in the movement to preserve land as national parkland, both at Yosemite and Niagara Falls. Wright is founder and president of the Friends of Jamaica Pond and has been portraying Frederick Law Olmsted since 2003.

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